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September 10, 2005
The Key to the City?
Yes, the Louis Farrakhan who says and believes this stuff. And this stuff.
On hand was Durham mayor Bill Bell, who presented Farrakhan with the key to the city.
And somehow, none of this was controversial.
Posted by Eric at September 10, 2005 9:27 AM
Comments
He got one in Greensboro a while back. It was just as stunning and just as under-reported as the Durham one was. Only the national media is awakening. The local ones just type blithely along.
Posted by: Sue at September 10, 2005 12:59 PM
Eric,
Even the announcement that he was coming to town was COMPLETELY controversial to me (but for reasons obvious to you, I had to keep quiet).
Let's just say I'm glad I've been out of the country for the last 5 days.
(writing this comment from the bar at the Skydome in Toronto, waiting for the big football game to start b/w the Hamilton Tigercats and the hometown Argonauts).
Johnny A
Posted by: johna at September 10, 2005 2:33 PM
But does he still believe all the stuff about space aliens bringing Blacks to the earth and whites being created by the devil? Or have they given that up?
Posted by: Matt at September 10, 2005 2:40 PM
Everything you need to know is in this paragraph:
Dignitaries on the dais included Durham Mayor Bill Bell, who earlier had presented Farrakhan with a key to the city, and mayoral candidate Jackie Wagstaff, who also co-chaired an organizing committee for Farrakhan's appearance.Or as one of those people put it
If I ran for President and once was a member of the Klan, wouldn't you call me on it the way I call you on Farrakhan?
Posted by: Simon Spero at September 10, 2005 7:10 PM
Damn, that's embarrassing. Guess I really will have to register to vote here (I didn't know there'd be any elections in NC while I was resident in the state, so didn't plan on doing it).
Posted by: Chris Lawrence at September 10, 2005 11:05 PM
I must disagree with those of you who made the comparison between the KKK and Minster Louise Farrakhan. The former is known to have brutally lynched black and Jewish individuals while the latter has only spoken out of pain. Unlike the former one, the latter one was never in power to use against the ones he hate. After all he was a victim himself. I think one as a victim has the right to be wrong. It is like telling a little girl, who has been rapped by men, to shut off for speaking against all men, even though it is only one or two men who are her tormentors. I don't support any of the remarks by the Minster against anyone, especially Jewish people (I am partly a product of a Jewish parentage). I also understand why he came to that point. That is why I pointed out the victim having the right to be wrong.
Blessed day for you all
Posted by: Scarbrough at September 22, 2005 11:30 PM
that idiat is not a true musslim.
he is a nothing noing nothing.
Posted by: george at November 17, 2005 3:16 PM